Learn the scientific principles imperative to ensuring optimal eye care as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians and medical technologists.
Prepare to work as a medical office professional in a clinic with a team of vision care providers.
Combining classroom theory, laboratory practice, and a clinical practicum, you'll learn the scientific principles to ensure optimal eye care as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and medical technologists.
This program is unique because it combines ophthalmic and optometric competencies, providing graduates with skillsets for two professions in one program.
Potential careers:
Pharmacy Technicians
Other Medical Technologists and Technicians
Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
May 2025
SAIT Main Campus
1301 16 Avenue North West,
Calgary,
Alberta,
T2M 0L4, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2025
SAIT Main Campus
1301 16 Avenue North West,
Calgary,
Alberta,
T2M 0L4, Canada
A minimum grade of 60% in each of the following courses or their equivalents:
English language requirement:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.0 in each skill/category
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): 60 overall band
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum score of 20 in each category
Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment (CLBA): A score of 8 in each section
Pearson Test of English (PTE): A minimum score of 53
Michigan English Test (MELAB): A minimum score of 51
Duolingo: 105 minimum
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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